2013 Edmonton International Jazz Festival Guide

Photo: Douglas Kirkland

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GREETINGS

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VENUE MAPS

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SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS

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FIND YOUR JAZZ

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OUR TEAM

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ARTIST INFO BY DATE

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FESTIVAL AT A GLANCE

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

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EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

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THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEERS

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TICKET INFORMATION

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ABOUT THE EJFS

A MESSAGE FROM THE FESTIVAL PRODUCER On behalf of the Edmonton Jazz Festival Society I would like to welcome you to the 2013 Edmonton International Jazz Festival. In continuing the 30plus year tradition of a world-class celebration of jazz, we are all in for perhaps the best festival yet. Over 90 sets of music presented at 9 venues by an amazing array of artists from around the world.

Where is YOUR JAZZ you may ask? What jazz best suits me? Perhaps this year it will be jazz legend Herbie Hancock, or vocalist/ bassist Esperanza Spalding, pianist/vocalist Patricia Barber or guitar wiz Kurt Rosenwinkel? What ever your tastes are, you will be able to FIND YOUR JAZZ at the 2013 Edmonton International Jazz Festival. With our detailed website along with our festival flyer and program you will be able to make an informed decision as to what artist best suites your tastes. I do encourage you to stretch your musical limits by exploring the unknown artist as it often leads to the most rewarding experience. Jazz music is about a spontaneous experience of the unknown between artist and audience, depending on each other to make this art form come alive.

A great amount of time and effort from many committed people contribute to the creation and delivery of this annual festival. We do hope your experience with the 2013 Edmonton International Jazz Festival is a memorable one and something that you will share with others for years to come.

Kent Sangster

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A MESSAGE FROM HONOURABLE HEATHER KLIMCHUK MINISTER OF CULTURE As Minister responsible for culture in Alberta, it is my pleasure to welcome everyone to the 2013 Edmonton International Jazz Festival!

Jazz pianist Enos Payne once said, “Jazz is a feeling more than anything else. It isn’t music, it’s language.” From June 21 to 30, Edmontonians and visitors alike will have the opportunity to connect with the diverse languages of jazz – from avant-garde to volcalese to cool jazz – during this spellbinding annual festival.

Featuring talented Alberta-based artists and headlined by worldclass, award-winning musicians Herbie Hancock and Esperanza Spalding, this year’s festival will connect Albertans of all ages to the enthralling energy of jazz music.

Through the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the Government of Alberta is proud to help support this vibrant event. The return on the countless hours invested by festival organizers, volunteers and musicians is seen, heard and enjoyed in every performance. My thanks to the Edmonton Jazz Festival Society and all those who have worked hard to make this event a success.

Best wishes for an exciting festival!

Heather Klimchuk Minister

A MESSAGE FROM HIS WORSHIP STEPHEN MANDEL MAYOR OF EDMONTON On behalf of City Council and the people of Edmonton, Alberta’s Capital City, it is my pleasure to welcome everyone to the 2012 Edmonton International Jazz Festival.

This festival is an opportunity for jazz enthusiasts, music lovers and all Edmontonians to find their jazz at one of the many firstrate performances. Every year, Edmonton is honoured to host the many talented artists and musicians that entertain audiences at venues across the city.

Thank you to the organizers, volunteers and performers who worked hard to make this festival a success. Your efforts enrich the lives of all Edmontonians through the art of jazz music. You also enhance Edmonton’s reputation as a vibrant city that celebrates the arts.

Best wishes for a successful festival!

Yours truly, Stephen Mandel Mayor

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MANY THANKS TO OUR 2013 FESTIVAL SPONSORS GOVERNMENT AND ARTS FUNDING

GOLD SPONSOR

SILVER SPONSOR

BRONZE SPONSOR

COPPER SPONSOR

MEDIA SPONSORS

FESTIVAL PARTNERS

MAINSTAPLE

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DONOR THANKS THE EDMONTON JAZZ FESTIVAL SOCIETY WOULD LIKE TO THANK THOSE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE SOCIETY AND ITS INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT THE 2012-13 YEAR! JAZZ PATRONS ($500 +)

Elmhurst Development Ltd Steven & Daye LePoole Christopher Robinson Christopher and Kerri Watt

COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTORS

Allegro Italian Kitchen The Arden Theatre The Art Gallery Of Alberta Avenue Clothing Company Belvedere Golf Club Big Rock Brewery Blackhawk Golf Course Bon Ton Bakery The Butler Did It The City Of Edmonton Edmonton Petroleum Club Edmonton Petroleum Golf and Country Club Fresh Cafe & Espresso Bar Fringe Theatre Adventures Hardware Grill Harvest Catering Hok Nik Creative Jenn R Events Lanigan & Edwards Wine Merchants MacEwan Bookstores MacEwan Sport & Wellness

JAZZ SUPPORTERS ($100 +) Adrian Albert Mark Cassidy Terry Donovan Frederick Gooding

Ian McKenzie Gou Noborio Curtis Sparrow

The Marc Restaurant Murrieta’s Bar & Grill Normand’s Restaurant Notables Stationers & Gifts Ester Ondrack Osman Auctions Red Ox Inn Red Tail Landing Golf Club Regent Signs Royal Alberta Museum Ruth’s Chris Steak House Somerville’s Wine Room Sureway Construction Sutton Place Hotel Tango Divino Edmonton Vines Riverbend Wine Merchants Chris Watt Windermere Golf and Country Club XIX Zenocopy

JOIN IN AND SUPPORT JAZZ IN EDMONTON

There are many ways that you can support Jazz in Edmonton!

The Edmonton Jazz Festival Society is committed to the continuation of this art form in our city, and as a charitable organization we are proud to give back to our community. Visit us online at www.edmontonjazz.com to learn how you can support the initiatives of the Edmonton Jazz Festival Society.

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VOLUNTEERS

Our loyal volunteers contribute their time and enthusiasm to support our Society and its initiatives. They are our true ambassadors all year round and provide outstanding commitment and service to over 30,000 audience members annually. Our sincere thanks to each and every one of you!

CORE STAFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Kent Sangster OUTREACH & DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Nathalie Tait ARTIST LIAISION & LOGISTICS COORDINATOR Misha Marie Nelson

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Barth Bradley President Dan Dunnigan Secretary/Treasurer Glen Buick Vice President Adrian Albert Director Hal Simons Director Curtis Sparrow Director

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR & LOGISTICS COORDINATOR Jenn Roggeveen DEVELOPMENT & LOGISTICS COORDINATOR Brandy Dominelli

FESTIVAL CREW PRODUCTION MANAGER Ian Trace

SIGNAGE & DISTRIBUTION COORDINATOR Alan Spence

PRODUCTION COORDINATOR John Quinn

SOCIAL MEDIA & CONTESTING ASSISTANT Trevor Moyer

MISSION CONTROL COORDINATOR Bonnie Mix

JAZZWORKS DIRECTORS Joel Gray Kent Sangster

TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR Tom Trace VENUE COORDINATOR Rhonda Smith YARDBIRD SUITE COORDINATOR Pam Josey HOSPITALITY COORDINATORS Ken Tovell Veronica Tovell FOOD & BEVERAGE COORDINATOR Janna Trace

PUBLICIST Liz Lepper, Bottom Line Productions DESIGN TEAM Jared Jensen Andrew Bly Kurt Kowalchuk FESTIVAL PHOTOGRAPHERS Frank Gasparik Stephanie Hample Edward Allen

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FREE! JAZZ STREET TEAMS HEADLINER SERIES

The Winspear Centre sets the backdrop for our headline performances: Critically acclaimed soul jazz vocalist Gregory Porter opens for Grammy Award-winning bassist, vocalist and composer Esperanza Spalding at the first of two EIJF headline performances. Our second headliner is none other than one of the most influential musicians in modern history, Academy Award and multiple-Grammy Awardwinning pianist and composer Herbie Hancock.

YARDBIRD SUITE SERIES

A presentation of highly-acclaimed national and international acts take the stage of the world-renowned Yardbird Suite. Included in this year’s Yardbird Series are four special events: Patricia Barber Trio; Alan Jones Canadian All Star Sextet; An Evening With PJ Perry and Tommy Banks; and Kurt Rosenwinkel New Quartet. Be there to experience these up-close-and-personal performances.

CABARET SERIES

This popular series features cabaret-style seating that creates a cool vibe for the high-calibre and high-energy performances at the Old Strathcona Performing Arts Center. 2013 introduces two new segments to this series:

NEW! EMERGING ARTIST SHOWCASE

The EIJF shines a light on a few of Edmonton’s up-and-coming acts in this early-evening presentation. Enjoy a refreshing after work beverage and showcases by Mike Morrisseau, Sketches of Eternity, Three Sun Sea, and Three Quarter Septet.

NEW! LATE NIGHT SPOTLIGHT

Finish your night off at the Cabaret where Peter Belec, Nuela Charles, Tim Lemke and Laura Swankey bring their latest projects to the stage for patrons to enjoy.

The Jazz Street Teams will deliver a variety of jazz selections while creating interest and exposure in the heart of Old Strathcona and downtown Edmonton.

CLUB SERIES

Music lovers are given the opportunity to explore the diverse talent of musicians from right here in Edmonton in an intimate setting.

JEFFREY’S CAFÉ & WINE BAR

PUTS EDMONTON’S CHANTEUSE SCENE CENTRE STAGE:

June 21 - Sandy Foster Quartet June 22 - Louise Dawson June 25 - Rooster Davis Trio with Ann Vriend June 27 - Erin Craig Quartet June 28 - Chandelle Rimmer Quartet June 29 - Jess Smith Project

BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ

JOINS IN THE JAZZ FESTIVITIES WITH A LINE-UP OF LOCAL FAVOURITES June 22 - d’Cana June 28 - Charlie Austin Trio June 29 – Celsius

NEW! JAZZ BRUNCH

Spend your Sunday afternoon at the Edmonton Petroleum Club enjoying a delightful buffet and the musicianship of the jazz brunch ensemble featuring Andrew Glover (piano), Mike Lent (bass), Andrew Miller (drums), Audrey Ochoa (trombone), and Kent Sangster (leader/saxophone).

FREE! WORKS WITH JAZZ

In a partnership with The Works Festival of Art and Design, Works With Jazz fills downtown lunch hours with sounds from some of Edmonton’s finest musicians. These outdoor, family-friendly performances are a great way for everyone to take in the jazz festival and to be a part of the Edmonton festival experience.

June 21 - Doug Organ Trio June 24 - A/B trio June 25 - The Dead Stringers June 26 - The GeoMetrics June 27 - Andrew Glover June 28 - the Writers’ Guild

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JAZZWORKS CREATIVE SMALL GROUP WORKSHOP JUNE 21 - 30, 2013 The Jazzworks Creative Small Group Workshop (CSGW) provides a group of aspiring musicians with a once in a lifetime opportunity to study under the guidance of established international, Canadian and Edmonton artists featured in the 2013 Edmonton International Jazz Festival.

This professional development workshop has been created by the Edmonton Jazz Festival Society (EJFS) and developed for university/college aged musicians, young jazz professionals and exceptional high school students.

2013 PERSONNEL*

Participants are selected through audition and receive a one-week intensive that provides aspiring musicians with the opportunity to further develop their skills within the jazz realm with exposure to adjudications, seminars, rehearsals, and a concert performance during the Edmonton International Jazz Festival.

Selected performers from the 2013 Edmonton International Jazz Festival line-up have committed to share their knowledge and experience by leading seminars on various topics including, but not limited to: performance, composition; professionalism; and the business of music.

ALAN JONES CANADIAN ALL STAR SEXTET:

BRAD TURNER QUARTET:

GABRIEL ALEGRIA AFRO-PERUVIAN SEXTET:

Alan Jones Drummer/Composer Seamus Blake Tenor Saxophone Phil Dwyer Alto Saxophone Ingrid Jensen Trumpet Jon Ballantyne Piano Tom Wakeling Bass

Brad Turner Trumpet Andre Lachance Bass Bruno Hubert Keyboards Dylan Van Der Schyff Drums

Gabriel Alegria Trumpet& Flugel Horn Laura Andrea Leguia Saxophones Yuri Juarez Acoustic Guitar Freddy “Huevito� Lobaton Cajon, Quijada & Cajita Shirazette Tinnin Drums Pablo Menares Bass

*Subject To Change

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FOR TICKETS TO HEADLINER PERFORMANCES: WINSPEAR CENTRE BOX OFFICE #4 Sir Winston Churchill Square Corner of 99 Street & 102 Avenue Phone: (780) 428-1414 Toll Free: 1-800-563-5081 Online: www.winspearcentre.com

TO RESERVE SEATS FOR CLUB SERIES PERFORMANCES:

Ticket must be purchased directly from the individual club(s). Call or visit in advance to reserve your seats (highly recommended).

Tickets may be available at the door space permitting.

JEFFREY’S CAFÉ & WINE BAR 9640 142 Street Phone: (780) 451-8890 Online: www.jeffreyscafe.com BLUE CHAIR CAFE 9624-76 Avenue Phone: (780) 989-2861 Online: www.bluechair.ca/reso@bluechair.ca

ALL OTHER TICKETS AND PASSES AVAILABLE AT: TIX ON THE SQUARE 9930-102 Avenue Sir Winston Churchill Square Phone: (780) 420-1757 Online: www.tixonthesquare.ca Tickets sold through Tix On The Square will also be sold at the door, space permitting.

SPECIAL OFFERS

JOHNNY JAZZ 10-DAY PASSES

For only $99 this 10-day pass gains bearer admission into all regular performances presented by the Edmonton International Jazz Festival at the ATB Financial Arts Barns, C103 (Formerly the Catalyst Theatre), Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre, and the Yardbird Suite (excludes special events) from June 21-30, 2013.

Please be advised admission is subject to ticket availability 15 minutes before each show and is granted on a first-come first-serve basis.

Get your pass at Tix On The Square or any Strathcona festival venue from June 21-29, 2013.

1 FOR $20 / 2 FOR $30 DISCOUNT

Receive a discount when you purchase tickets for a second show on the same night at any one of the following venues: C103 (FORMERLY THE CATALYST THEATRE ) OLD STRATCHONA PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE YARDBIRD SUITE (EXCLUDES SPECIAL EVENTS)

YARDBIRD SERIES SPECIAL EVENT DEAL 1 FOR $30 / 2 FOR $49

Receive a discount when you purchase tickets for both shows for any Yardbird Special Events as listed below: JUNE 21 - ALAN JONES ALL STAR SEXTET JUNE 22 - AN EVENING WITH PJ PERRY & TOMMY BANKS JUNE 28 - KURT ROSENWINKEL NEW QUARTET JUNE 29 - PATRICIA BARBER QUARTET To receive discount, tickets must be purchased for the same artists, same night. Inquire at time of purchase at Tix On The Square or at the door, space permitting.

ARTS BARNS EVENT DEAL 1 FOR $35 / 2 FOR $59 Receive a discount when you purchase tickets for both shows on the same night at ATB Financial Arts Barns.

Inquire at time of purchase at Tix On The Square or at the door, space permitting.

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WINSPEAR CENTRE

YARDBIRD SUITE

11 TOMMY BANKS WAY (780) 432-0428

#4 SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL SQUARE (780) 428-1414

ATB FINANCIAL

ARTS BARNS

CHURCHILL SQUARE 99 STREET & 102 AVENUE, MAIN STAGE

10330-84 AVENUE (780) 448-9000

EDMONTON PETROLEUM CLUB 11110-108 STREET (780) 474-3411

C103 FORMERLY THE CATALYST THEATRE 8529 GATEWAY BOULEVARD NW (780) 431-1750

JEFFREY’S CAFÉ & WINE BAR 9640-142 STREET

(780) 451-8890

OLD STRATHCONA PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE 8426 GATEWAY BOULEVARD NW 780) 436-6606

BETWEEN JUNE 21-30, THE EJFS OFFICE RELOCATES TO THE SUTTON PLACE HOTEL. TO CONTACT US PHONE 780-990-0222.

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BLUE CHAIR CAFE 9624-76 AVENUE (780) 989-2861

Z Z AT T H E JA R U O Y D IN F YOU U ID E T O H E L P G R U O Y E B Y GL OS S AR T IVA L .

L E T T H IS JA Z Z N IN T E R N AT IO N A L JA Z Z F E S O 2 0 13 E D M O N T CONTEMPORARY: Utilizing the technical

AVANT-GARDE: Having more structure than free jazz, avant-garde incorporates ensembles with more of an arrangement. Soloists still explore freedom from conventional rules.

Sometimes it is difficult to tell where the compositions end and the improvisation begins (solos are a growth of the arrangement).

PETER VAN HUFFEL’S GORILLA MASK P. 43

BEBOP (BOP): Focused on chordal improvisation as opposed to melodic improvisation, this style inspired quicker tempos, and influenced the shift to an art form away from the commercialism of dance music.

AN EVENING WITH PJ PERRY & TOMMY BANKS P. 23

elements of swing, bop and other rhythmic influences, this stream of jazz focuses on original compositions that allow for improvisatory interplay.

A/B TRIO P. 29 PETER BELEC QUARTET P. 44 CELSIUS P. 45 EDMONTON JAZZ COLLECTIVE P. 22 ANDREW GLOVER P. 38 ALAN JONES CANADIAN ALL STAR SEXTET P. 21 HERBIE HANCOCK P. 36 HUTCHINSON ANDREW TRIO P. 27 PEGGY LEE BAND WITH BRAD TURNER P. 29 TIM LEMKE GROUP P. 20 CURTIS MACDONALD TRIO P. 35 MIKE MORRISSEAU P. 40 PHRONESIS P. 31 GREGORY PORTER P. 31 KURT ROSENWINKEL NEW QUARTET P. 41 SKETCHES OF ETERNITY P. 23 SOWETO KINCH TRIO P. 22 ESPERANZA SPALDING RADIO MUSIC SOCIETY P. 30 THREE QUARTER SEPTET P. 44 THREE SUN SEA P. 20 MARIANNE TRUDEL - TRIFOLIA P. 34 THE WRITERS’ GUILD P. 43

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FUSION: A mix of jazz improvisation

with the rhythms and energy of rock music. This style usually incorporates mixed meters, syncopation, and complex chord harmony.

DJABE P. 45 THE GEOMETRICS P. 35

GYPSY JAZZ: A mixture of folk music with swing music in a fairly acoustic setting with the main instrument being a guitar.

GYPSOPHILIA P. 23 THE DEAD STRINGERS P. 33

HARD BOP: An extension of bop, this

style borrows soulful melodies from R&B, with the bassist able to move rhythmically within the bar. Has a strong gospel influence, with a more diverse rhythm section.

DON BERNER SEXTET P. 26 CHARLIE AUSTIN TRIO P. 43

LATIN JAZZ: The mix of bebop horns with emphasis on percussion and Cuban rhythms make it a danceable style. The two main distinctions of Latin jazz are Afro-Cuban which is a fusion between North American and Central American roots; and Brazilian jazz styles such as bossa nova and samba.

ROBERTO LOPEZ AFRO-COLUMBIAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA P. 41 GABRIEL ALEGRIA AFRO-PERUVIAN SEXTET P. 37

SOUL JAZZ: This style is a development

of hard bop, which incorporates blues influences, as well as gospel and R&B. Often utilizing the Hammond organ, soul jazz emphasizes repetitive grooves and strong melodic hooks.

SWING: Larger dance bands (big band) groups that include more than three or four horns, which necessitated the notation of the music (not just improvisation) with repetitious riffs and more sophisticated solos.

AN EVENING OF SWING W/ BOB DRAGA & ROLLANDA LEE P. 39 AN EVENING WITH PJ PERRY & TOMMY BANKS P. 23

VOCAL JAZZ: Performers tend towards multi-genred song selections, but with an instrumental focus on vocals.

PATRICIA BARBER TRIO P. 45 NUELA CHARLES P. 26 ERIN COSTELO P. 21 ERIN CRAIG QUARTET P. 38 LOUISE DAWSON P. 26 SANDY FOSTER QUARTET P. 22 PEGGY LEE BAND WITH BRAD TURNER P. 29 LINA NYBERG BAND P. 38 GREGORY PORTER P. 31 ROOSTER DAVIS TRIO W/ ANN VRIEND P. 31 JESS SMITH PROJECT P. 45 CHANDELLE RIMMER QUARTET P. 43 ESPERANZA SPALDING RADIO MUSIC SOCIETY P. 30 LAURA SWANKEY QUARTET P. 40 THREE QUARTER SEPTET P. 44

WORLD: Not exclusive in genre or origin,

this style incorporates rhythmic and melodic elements of many cultures, with variations in style throughout sets. World groups have the ability to successfully maneuver through complex chords as well as compound meters.

GABRIEL ALEGRIA AFRO-PERUVIAN SEXTET P. 37 D’CANA P. 26 ROBERTO LOPEZ AFRO-COLUMBIAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA P. 41

NUELA CHARLES P. 26

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THREE SUN SEA

FRIDAY, JUNE 21

JUNE 21 . 6:30PM - 7:30PM OLD STRATHCONA PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE EMERGING ARTIST SHOWCASE DONATIONS AT THE DOOR

DOUG ORGAN TRIO JUNE 21 . NOON TO 2:00PM CHURCHILL SQUARE WORKS WITH JAZZ FREE ALEX TANASYCHUK - TENOR SAXOPHONE STEPHANIE URQUHART - PIANO ALEX LAKUSTA - BASS MURRAY CAMERON SMITH - DRUMS WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/THREESUNSEA DOUG ORGAN - KEYS PETER BELEC - GUITAR BILL GEORGE - DRUMS Doug Organ plays the organ! You might have seen him play Hammond B-3 with Amos Garrett & The Edmonton Folk Music Festival House Band, Jake Langley, PJ Perry, or heard his production & engineering work on recordings by Dave Babcock’s Jump Orchestra or Christian Hansen & The Autistics. The Doug Organ Trio plays inclusive, fun, and greasy jazz, mixing originals with ‘70s AM gems from Joni, The Association, and, um, TV game show themes.

WWW.EDMONTONE.COM

TIM LEMKE GROUP JUNE 21 . 11:00PM – 12:00AM OLD STRATHCONA PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE LATE NIGHT SPOTLIGHT $10 / FREE WITH SAME-NIGHT TICKET STUB

JERROLD DUBYK - TENOR SAXOPHONE TIM LEMKE – GUITAR CONNOR WALSH – UPRIGHT BASS THOM BENNETT – DRUMS WWW.TIMLEMKE.BANDCAMP.COM

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ERIN COSTELO JUNE 21 . 8:00PM & 9:30PM OLD STRATHCONA PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE CABARET SERIES 1 SET FOR $20 / 2 SETS FOR $30

ERIN COSTELO - VOICE/PIANO CLIVE MACNUTT - GUITAR LUKAS PEARSE- BASS BENN ROSS - DRUMS Halifax based musician, Erin Costelo, overthrows genre on her latest album, We Can Get Over, and her unmistakable vocals take centre stage. Inspired by her love of old soul, 60s vocal groups and classic arranging, Costelo takes listeners on a journey of heart, soul, and transcendence.

WWW.ERINCOSTELO.COM

ALAN JONES CANADIAN ALL STAR SEXTET JUNE 21 . 8:00PM & 9:30PM YARDBIRD SUITE YARDBIRD SERIES - SPECIAL EVENT 1 SET FOR $30 / 2 SETS FOR $49

Alan Jones likes to jump off high places.

Off cliffs into the water, where you have to time the waves’ surge just right to survive the plunge. He’ll do a flip, too, 70 feet in the air, just to give it some style. Risky leaps with grace and style: That’s also what the jazz composer, drummer, and bandleader Alan Jones likes in his music.

That sense of graceful adventure is what Alan’s compositions are all about. The Alan Jones Canadian All Star Sextet delivers unpredictable improvisations framed by lush melodic passages set in narrative compositions. It’s free, but with a swampy, heavy pocket that offers the romance of risk without complete disorientation.

WWW.ALANJONESMUSIC.COM ALAN JONES - DRUMMER/COMPOSER SEAMUS BLAKE - TENOR SAXOPHONE PHIL DWYER - ALTO SAXOPHONE

INGRID JENSEN - TRUMPET JON BALLANTYNE - PIANO TOM WAKELING - BASS

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SOWETO KINCH TRIO JUNE 21 . 8:00 & 9:30PM C103 CATALYST SERIES 1 SET FOR $20 / 2 SETS FOR $30

SOWETO KINCH - ALTO SAX, VOCALS NICK JURD - DOUBLE BASS SHANEY FORBES - DRUMS Award winning alto-saxophonist and MC Soweto Kinch is one of the most exciting and versatile young musicians in both the British jazz and hip hop scenes. His skills as a hip hop MC and producer have also garnered him recognition in the urban music world. The ‘Legend of Mike Smith’ tour sees Soweto Kinch presenting all new material in anticipation of a new album of the same name. The performance draws on Dante and The Seven Deadly Sins, telling the tale of a young MC caught in a very modern world of temptation.

Featuring a core trio the subject matter allows Kinch to explore the full breadth of human emotion in Hip Hop and jazz form.

‘I’m really excited about these shows, the stripped trio format allows me more harmonic freedom and space to deliver lyrics. Moreover, I’m excited about integrating new things into the show, such as tenor sax and live looping’ – Soweto Kinch

WWW.SOWETO-KINCH

CLUB SERIES SANDY FOSTER QUARTET JUNE 21 . 9:00PM JEFFREY’S CAFÉ & WINE BAR $15 WWW.SANDYFOSTER.CA

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SATURDAY, JUNE 22 EDMONTON JAZZ COLLECTIVE JUNE 22 . 2:00PM OLD STRATHCONA PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE CABARET SERIES $25

ejc BOB TILDESLEY – TRUMPET JOEL GRAY – TRUMPET AUDREY OCHOA – TROMBONE KENT SANGSTER – SAXOPHONES DAN DAVIS – SAXOPHONES JEREMIAH MCDADE – SAXOPHONES TIM LEMKE – GUITAR ANDREW MILLER – DRUMS TOM VAN SETERS - PIANO MIKE LENT – BASS The Edmonton Jazz Collective (EJC) is a newly formed jazz ensemble that is the latest initiative by the Edmonton Jazz Festival Society. The concept of the EJC is to bring together 10 of Edmonton’s finest jazz instrumentalist to develop a unique ensemble sound created out of the distinct individual voices of its members.

Creation and development of original jazz compositions is the central focus and will be presented on its inaugural date during the 2013 Edmonton International Jazz Festival.

WWW.EDMONTONJAZZ.COM

SKETCHES OF ETERNITY

GYPSOPHILIA

JUNE 22 . 6:30PM – 7:30PM OLD STRATHCONA PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE EMERGING ARTIST SHOWCASE DONATIONS AT THE DOOR

JUNE 22 . 8:00PM & 9:30PM OLD STRATHCONA PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE CABARET SERIES 1 SET FOR $20 / 2 SETS FOR $30

ANDREW REID – PIANO CHRIS WIEBE – DRUMS GARRET JOHNSON – TENOR/ALTO SAXOPHONE KYLE HOLLANDS – BASS

ROSS BURNS - GUITAR, PERCUSSION, MC, MAIN INTERVIEWEE FOR PRESS GINA BURGESS - VIOLIN NICK WILKINSON - RHYTHM GUITAR, PERCUSSION MATT MYER - TRUMPET, ORGAN, PERCUSSION ADAM FINE - DOUBLE BASS, TOUR MANAGER ALEC FRITH - GUITAR, PERCUSSION SAGEEV OORE - PIANO

WWW.SKETCHESOFETERNITY.COM

AN EVENING WITH PJ PERRY AND TOMMY BANKS JUNE 22 . 8:00PM & 9:30PM YARDBIRD SUITE YARDBIRD SERIES SPECIAL EVENT 1 SET FOR $30 / 2 SETS FOR $49 PJ PERRY – SAXOPHONE TOMMY BANKS - PIANO Tommy and P.J. have been playing together since the mid-1960s, although their first musical meeting was in 1952. Between them they have played throughout North America, Europe and Asia in groups of every size, in concert halls, clubs, and theatres. Their appearances on national and international television programmes number in the hundreds.The two Juno Award winners’ mutual musical mindreading makes their duo appearances into special occasions for both them and their audiences.

Halifax-based Gypsophilia is a group of seven performers whose music straddles the jazz and indie worlds. The band started in 2004 as a Django Reinhardt tribute, quickly finding itself mixing gypsy jazz with klezmer, funk, classical music, indie rock and a great sense of humour, composing original music, and selling out all over Canada.

Gypsophilia’s raucous mash-up of sounds is in full force on its third album Constellation (Forward Music Group, 2011), recorded at Montreal’s legendary hotel2tango studio with producer Howard Bilerman (Arcade Fire, Bell Orchestre, Stars). Constellation is the band’s most polished and inspired effort yet and features 11 original songs bursting with energy from the live-to-tape sessions.

WWW.GYPSOPHILIA.ORG

WWW.PJPERRY.COM

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Headliner Performances

Special Events

Johnny Jazz Pass Events

Free Performances

Club Series

All events except those listed as free performances are ticket events.

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WINSPEAR CENTRE 

7:30PM

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ESPERANZA SPALDING Radio Music Society

HERBIE HANCOCK

w/ Opening Act

Gregory Porter ATB FINANCIAL ARTS BARNS 

8:00 PM & 9:30 PM

6:30 & 8:00 PM

COURTNEY PINE Presents: HOUSE OF LEGENDS

AN EVENING OF SWING

11:00 AM-1:00PM

OLD STRATHCONA PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE

EDMONTON PETROLEUM CLUB

NEW THIS YEAR! 

JAZZ BRUNCH 2:00PM

CABARET Matinee

Edmonton Jazz Collective

 CABARET Emerging Artist Showcase

6:30PM - 7:30PM

6:30PM - 7:30PM

6:30PM - 7:30PM

6:30PM - 7:30PM

Three Sun Sea

Sketches of Eternity

Mike Morrisseau

Three Quarter Septet

 8:00PM & 9:30PM 8:00PM & 9:30PM CABARET Evening Series

Erin Costelo

Gypsophilia

11:00PM -12:00PM

Tim Lemke Group

8:00PM & 9:30PM 8:00PM & 9:30PM 8:00PM & 9:30PM 8:00PM & 9:30PM Marianne Trudel - TRIFOLIA

Roberto Lopez Afro-Columbia Jazz Orchestra

Quetango Quartet

11:00PM -12:00PM

11:00PM -12:00PM

11:00PM -12:00PM

Nuela Charles

Laura Swankey Quartet

Peter Belec Quartet

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CABARET Late Night Spotlight

Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet

 8:00PM & 9:30PM 8:00PM & 9:30PM 8:00PM & 9:30PM 8:00PM & 9:30PM

YARDBIRD SUITE

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DON BERNER - SAXOPHONE DOUG BERNER - TRUMPET AUDREY OCHOA - TROMBONE ROB THOMPSON - KEYS LUIS TOVAR - DRUMS MIKE LENT - BASS

NUELA CHARLES - VOCALS AND ACOUSTIC GUITAR PATRICK HUGHES - ELECTRIC GUITAR AND BACKING VOCALS DEVIN HART - KEYBOARDS REID THIEL - BASS ANDREW MILLER - DRUMMER

Juno Award winner P.J. Perry has called Don Berner “one of Canada’s fastest rising saxophone stars. Reads, doubles, solos, he does it all.” and jazz icon Hugh Fraser has stated ,”Don’s talent as a great saxophonist is supported by his compositional and band leading talents. While maintaining a busy performing, lecturing, and teaching schedule Berner released his second album, the critically acclaimed “Fortress of Solitude”, and third “The Don Berner Sextet Invades Calgary” which topped jazz charts all over Canada and is the subject of a recent CBC recording. He is set to release a brand new album this fall, “LoveLetters to a Rat Free Capital”, advance copies of which will be made available for his performance at the 2013 EIJF. Berner is also formerly the announcer and producer of “A Time For Jazz”, heard every Saturday on CKUA and the writer of the “Jazz Standards” column in Edmonton’s SEE magazine. He has also been nominated for the TD Canada trust Jazz award, the Galaxie rising star award, and several mayoral arts awards.

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AUDREY OCHOA – TROMBONE ANDREW GLOVER – PIANO ANDREW MILLER – DRUMS KENT SANGSTER - SAXOPHONE MIKE LENT - BASS Start your Sunday off at the Edmonton Petroleum Club enjoying a delightful buffet and the musicianship of the jazz brunch ensemble.

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HUTCHINSON ANDREW TRIO JUNE 23 . 8:00PM & 9:30PM YARDBIRD SUITE YARDBIRD SERIES 1 SET FOR $20 / 2 SETS FOR $30

KODI HUTCHINSON - DOUBLE BASS CHRIS ANDREW - PIANO KARL SCHWONIK - DRUMS WITH SPECIAL GUEST JERROLD DUBYK – SAXOPHONE The Hutchinson Andrew Trio (HAT), is a unique voice on the Canadian jazz scene.

This acoustic piano-based trio has been bringing their own distinct sound to the Canadian jazz landscape for the past 8 years. The Trio is comprised of CBC Galaxie Rising Star pianist Chris Andrew, two-time Western Canadian Award-nominated bassist Kodi Hutchinson, and Downbeat Awardwinning drummer Karl Schwonik. HAT’s music can be categorized as contemporary acoustic jazz. They bring a unique Prairie perspective to their sound, mixing elements such as swing, latin, odd-meter and acoustic groove. Their music is representative of where they come from; reflecting the serenity and beauty of the Prairies and Rocky Mountains, alongside the excitement of the vibrant and growing young cities of the Canadian West. For their Edmonton show they will be joined by WCMA winning saxophonist Jerrold Dubyk. The Hutchinson Andrew Trio will be performing music from their new album ‘Prairie Modern’ which recently reached #1 on CKUA radio in Alberta.

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MONDAY, JUNE 24 PEGGY LEE BAND WITH BRAD TURNER

A/B TRIO JUNE 24 . NOON TO 2:00PM CHURCHILL SQUARE WORKS WITH JAZZ FREE

JUNE 24 . 8:00PM & 9:30PM YARDBIRD SUITE YARDBIRD SERIES 1 SET FOR $20 / 2 SETS FOR $30

THOM BENNET – DRUMS DAN DAVIS – SAXOPHONE KEITH REMPEL – BASS PEGGY LEE - CELLO BRAD TURNER - TRUMPET JON BENTLEY - SAXOPHONE JEREMY BERKMAN - TROMBONE RON SAMWORTH - ELECTRIC GUITAR TONY WILSON - ELECTRIC GUITAR ANDRÉ LACHANCE - ELECTRIC BASS DYLAN VAN DER SCHYFF - DRUMS The Peggy Lee Band was formed in 1998 as a vehicle to explore different strategies for improvisation within the context of Peggy’s compositions. Although initially formed as a sextet, Peggy decided to expand the group in 2007 by adding tenor saxophone and another electric guitar.

The ensemble consists of an all-star group of creative Canadian musicians whose collective experience covers jazz, new music, electronica, free improvisation, as well as classical music and pop. Peggy’s compositions and arrangements cover a wide range of musical terrain––haunting melodies and lush harmonies, driving rhythms, and complex sonic explorations; each piece is constructed with the specific talents of the band members in mind.

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Based out of Edmonton, the A/B trio brings together three of Alberta’s most in-demand performing and recording musicians—Thom Bennett, Dan Davis, and Keith Rempel. This new group is inspired by the open sounding, chordless groups of Sonny Rollins, Joshua Redman, Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker and Joe Lovano’s collaboration with Dave Holland and Elvin Jones. Their material ranges from inventive re-interpretations of standards to modern, original repertoire and high-energy groovebased music. The trio’s format is fresh, and their music is accessible and compelling.

They recently released their debut album, Take No Prisoners, composed entirely of original tunes and arrangements done by the group, and featuring special guests Mo Lefever, Chris Andrew, and Bob Tildesley.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 25

ESPERANZA SPALDING RADIO MUSIC SOCIETY JUNE 25 . 7:30PM WINSPEAR CENTRE $49.75 - $70.75

From the beginning of her life to her current success as a creative musician, Esperanza Spalding has charted her own course. The young bassist/vocalist/ composer was one of the biggest breakout stars of 2011—not just in jazz, but in all genres of music. Her receipt of the 2011 GRAMMY® for Best New Artist was unprecedented—the first time a jazz musician had won the award— but Spalding continues to make the unprecedented the norm.

Radio Music Society is another unprecedented chapter in the Esperanza Spalding story, building on her past triumphs and achieving new heights that she will no doubt exceed in the future. “The main way in which the Grammy has changed my life is that I keep getting asked how the Grammy has changed my life,” she says. This will no doubt be a question that Esperanza is asked even more as Radio Music Society has been nominated for three GRAMMY ® Awards: Best Jazz Vocal Album, Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists for the track ‘City of Roses’ and Best Long Form Video for the short films that accompany the album.

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ESPERANZA SPALDING – DOUBLE BASS, ELECTRIC BASS AND LEAD VOCAL LEO GENOVESE – PIANO, RHODES AND KEYBOARDS RICARDO VOGT – ELECTRIC GUITAR LYNDON ROCHELLE – DRUMS AND BACKING VOCALS CHRIS TURNER – BACKING VOCALS TIA FULLER – ALTO SAXOPHONE DAN BLAKE – TENOR AND SOPRANO SAXOPHONE

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BRIAN LANDRUS – TENOR AND BARITONE SAXOPHONE JEFF GALINDO – TROMBONE COREY KING – TROMBONE IGMAR THOMAS – TRUMPET LEALA CYR – TRUMPET AND BACKING VOCAL

OPENING ACT: GREGORY PORTER

PHRONESIS JUNE 25 . 8:00 & 9:30PM YARDBIRD SUITE YARDBIRD SERIES 1 SET FOR $20 / 2 SETS FOR $30

GREGORY PORTER - VOCALS CHIP CRAWFORD - PIANO EMANUEL HARROLD - DRUMS AARON JAMES - BASS YOSUKE SATO – SAX Some critics are inspired to comment on Porter as a new “king’ of jazz,” and a “leader of the pack,” a performer of extraordinary presence who has been compared with the greatest of the greats, such as Joe Williams, Nat Cole, Donny Hathaway, and Marvin Gaye. As musically solid as his recordings are and as powerful and honest as Porter’s magnificent voice is, it may just well be the brilliance of his poetry and the unguarded depth of his emotional delivery that is most fueling his rapid rise to fame.

JASPER HØIBY (DENMARK) - DOUBLE BASS IVO NEAME (UK) – PIANO ANTON EGER (SWEDEN) – DRUMS Scandinavian/British jazz trio Phronesis has the ability to excite, inspire and move people in a way that few bands are able to do.

Led by London-based Danish double-bass player Jasper Høiby, their charismatic live performances have captured the hearts and minds of audiences worldwide and prompted Jon Newey (Editor of Jazzwise Magazine) to describe them as “the most exciting and imaginative piano trio since EST”.

Formed by Danish bass player Jasper Høiby in 2005, the energy and individuality of Phronesis comes from an extraordinary democracy of expression and intuitive empathy between the musicians - British pianist Ivo Neame and Swedish drummer Anton Eger come together with Høiby to create a propulsive groovedriven sound that is utterly accessible despite its underlying complexity.

Porter is quick to point out that he is more painter than photographer.

“My songs may start from a place of personal experience,” he explains, but he uses his poetic license freely. “I try not to impose any particular perspective on the music. I want listeners to be affected each in his or her own way, and moved as much by what can be read in between the lines as what the lyrics say.”

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THE DEAD STRINGERS JUNE 25 . NOON TO 2:00PM CHURCHILL SQUARE WORKS WITH JAZZ FREE

CAM BOYCE - VOCALS, FIDDLE, KAZOO, SLIDE WHISTLE CHRIS BRZEZICKI - VOCALS, UPRIGHT BASS BEN SURES - VOCALS , GUITAR The Dead Stringers are an Acoustic Power trio that plays a hybrid of Western Swing Gypsy Jazz, Old Dirty Blues songs,vintage

Country and Klezmer. Other than their super fun and outrageous originals they only play music by Deceased Composers. When the band performs live all the songs are introduced through a ham radio microphone giving them that added old time radio hour sound.

Originally hired as subs for regular members of Edmonton Gypsy Jazz band ‘Swing Manouche’, the three immediately recognized what fun it was to play together and formed The Dead Stringers. Since their inception in 2011 they have played the Brandon Folk Music Festival, bars around Edmonton, a few corporate shows, Alberta Culture Days and did their first brief tour of BC and Alberta. By September 2012 they were offered 3 New Year’s shows and the invitations continue. So far they have been offered spots at the Trout Forest Music Festival and Mountainview Festival for 2013.

This band is fun personified!

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26 COURTNEY PINE PRESENTS: HOUSE OF LEGENDS JUNE 26 . 8:00PM & 9:30PM ATB FINANCIAL ARTS BARNS 1 SET FOR $35 / 2 SETS FOR $59

COURTNEY PINE – SOPRANO SAX, EWI ROBERT FORDJOUR – DRUMS CAMERON PIERRE – GUITAR VIDAL MONTGOMERY – BASS SAMUEL DUBOIS – STEEL PAN Born 18 March 1964 in London, at school he studied the clarinet and although he is known primarily for his saxophone playing, Pine is a multi-instrumentalist, also playing the flute, clarinet, bass clarinet and keyboards. On his 2011 album, Europa, he plays almost exclusively bass clarinet. In 1986 his debut album Journey to the Urge Within became the first serious jazz album ever to make the British Top 40 (significantly earning a Silver Disc), and the last two decades have seen him go on to achieve considerable International acclaim. Awarded an OBE and CBE for services to music, Courtney is a professor of Music at Westminster University and has a doctorate from Leeds College of Music. His recordings and live work have been recognized critically throughout his long career, with numerous music awards including BBC Jazz Awards, MOBO and Mercury Music Prizes.

He is regularly voted in the top twenty Black Britons polls.

MARIANNE TRUDEL - TRIFOLIA JUNE 26 . 8:00PM & 9:30PM OLD STRATHCONA PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE CABARET SERIES 1 SET FOR $20 / 2 SETS FOR $30

MARIANNE TRUDEL - PIANO, ACCORDION, VOICE, COMPOSITION ÉTIENNE LAFRANCE - DOUBLEBASS, COMPOSITION PATRICK GRAHAM - PERCUSSION TRIFOLIA is the result of a rich collaboration between three accomplished musicians, each with a different palette of colors from which to sketch. Jazz meets world music, meets classical, and the Montreal trio blurs, and then obliterates the boundaries genre expectation, although never straying far from the heartfelt. The name “trifolia” is often applied to a plant that possesses three leaves. In the case of this trio, the three musicians of Trifolia form a dynamic, living unit, sharing with audiences everywhere their passion for heartfelt communication through sound. The encounter of three extraordinary artists of different horizons creates this astonishing musical overlapping of jazz, world music and classical music. A mesmerizing incursion into a sound universe both varied and rich. Brilliant compositions, overflowing passion and a remarkable complicity are the hallmark of this new group, which is garnering enthusiastic praise at every turn.

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CURTIS MACDONALD TRIO

THE GEOMETRICS

JUNE 26 . 8:00PM & 9:30PM YARDBIRD SUITE YARDBIRD SERIES 1 SET FOR $20 / 2 SETS FOR $30

JUNE 26 . NOON TO 2:00PM CHURCHILL SQUARE WORKS WITH JAZZ FREE

ADAM JACKSON - DRUMS & CYMBALS CHRIS TORDINI - ACOUSTIC BASS CURTIS MACDONALD - ALTO SAX & COMPOSITIONS

BILL DAMUR – FLUTE, GUITAR DON BRADSHAW – BASS GUITAR DEAN PIERNO – DRUMS

Curtis Macdonald is a Canadian saxophonist, composer and sound designer born and raised in Calgary, AB who is now living in New York. His first album, Community Immunity was released on Dave Douglas’ Greenleaf Music label. The Curtis Macdonald Group, has, in the past 18 months, toured across Canada, New York, and Europe, and will be celebrating the release of, Twice Through The Wall, in 2013. The Curtis Macdonald Trio is an ambitious and efficient ensemble of incredibly skilled musicians that have been working together for nearly a decade.

Today, their chemistry is the most vibrant it has ever been. The trio’s music, based heavily on Curtis’ concepts and compositions, showcases an original, fresh and organic sound while at the same time illustrates a sense of ease, thus engaging listeners in a state of deep listening.

The GeoMetrics – their take is an electric mélange inspired by fusion, jazz, funk, progressive rock, and anything else from the band members’ diverse music careers. Flautist/guitarist Bill Damur and bassist Don Bradshaw were part of the electro-acoustic band Möbius, who released their debut CD “Served” in 2005. The GeoMetrics start where Möbius leaves off; the band is pared down to an electric trio with Don and Bill plus Dean Pierno on drums. Their music is best described as rhythmically and harmonically adventurous jazz/rock, wholly original, with elements drawn from European and North American flavours. The GeoMetrics – electric!

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Herbie Hancock is a true icon of modern music. Throughout his explorations, he has transcended limitations and genres while maintaining his unmistakable voice.

In addition to being recognized as a legendary pianist and composer, Herbie Hancock has been an integral part of every jazz movement since the 1960s. As a member of the Miles Davis Quintet, he became one of the pioneers of the avant garde sound. His recordings during the ‘70s combined electric jazz with funk and rock sounds in an innovative style that continues to influence contemporary music.

“Rockit” and “Future Shock” marked Hancock’s foray into electronic dance music and included several charttopping hits; during the same period he continued to work in an acoustic setting with V.S.O.P., which included ex-Miles Davis bandmates Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams.

Hancock has received an Academy Award for his Round Midnight film score and 14 Grammy Awards, including Album Of The Year for “River: The Joni Letters” and two 2011 Grammy Awards for his recently released globally collaborative CD, “The Imagine Project.” Many of his compositions, including “Canteloupe Island,” “Maiden Voyage,” “Watermelon Man,” and “Chameleon,” are modern standards that have had a profound effect on all styles of modern music.

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GABRIEL ALEGRIA AFRO-PERUVIAN SEXTET JUNE 27. 8:00PM & 9:30PM OLD STRATHCONA PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE CABARET SERIES 1 SET FOR $20 / 2 SETS FOR $30

GABRIEL ALEGRÍA - TRUMPET & FLUGEL HORN LAURA ANDREA LEGUÍA - SAXOPHONES YURI JUÁREZ - ACOUSTIC GUITAR FREDDY “HUEVITO” LOBATÓN - CAJÓN, QUIJADA & CAJITA SHIRAZETTE TINNIN – DRUMS PABLO MENARES - BASS American jazz and Afro-Peruvian music have a bond that is both musical and spiritual. Since 2005 Afro-Peruvian Sextet leader Gabriel Alegría has devoted his career to exploring the connection between two musical worlds that evolved in separate hemispheres. He has done this as a trumpet player, educator, and composer. Over the past eight years, in tandem with his brilliant band members, Alegría has consolidated these two musical worlds into a vibrant new genre called AfroPeruvian jazz music. The melodic beauty, harmonic sophistication, and rhythmic vitality of this innovative style have never been more evident than on the Sextet’s newest CD, Ciudad de los Reyes (City of Kings), on Alegria’s own Saponegro (Black Frog) label.

“The Afro-Peruvian sensibility with the jazz sensibility is a very organic fit,” he states.

“The two attitudes come together very naturally. They flow from one to the other creating a very organic back-and-forth.”

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LINA NYBERG BAND JUNE 27 . 8:00PM & 9:30PM YARDBIRD SUITE 1 SET FOR $20 / 2 SETS FOR $30

ANDREW GLOVER JUNE 27 . NOON TO 2:00PM CHURCHILL SQUARE WORKS WITH JAZZ FREE ANDRW GLOVER - PIANO WES CASWELL - BASS SANDRO DOMINELLI - DRUMS BOB TILDESLEY - TRUMPET

LINA NYBERG - VOCALS DAVID STACKENÄS - GUITAR JOSEF KALLERDAHL - BASS PETER DANEMO – DRUMS In September 2011 the Swedish composer and jazz singer Lina Nyberg and her band released their latest CD - PALAVER (Moserobie Records). The CD recieved rave reviews and was selected by Chicago Reader writer Peter Margasak as the Vocal CD of the year. The music is a blend of influences from Brazilian Tropicalia, European Free form, modern classical composers, the American songbook and old school jazz.

Her odd and poetic lyrics has a comical twist as well as a drastic significance inspired by dreams and real life. In this particular project every song is named after a person that has meant a lot to her, friends, musicians, authors, relatives.. In March 2011 Lina Nyberg was awarded the prestigious Jazzmusician of the Year-prize by the Swedish Radio and in October 2011 she was the Guest of Honour at the Umeå International Jazz Festival.

Andrew Glover is an acomplished pianist and composer. He is credited with a huge body of work which extends to Europe and the U.S., as well as his home town of Edmonton AB Canada. A talented pianist and composer, Andrew graduated from the Grant MacEwan Community College, and studied solo piano with Adrian Chornowol and Charlie Austin. Andrew worked with Mike Rud, Jack Semple, Kennedy Jensen, Dianne Donovan, the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Scott Hamilton and Sheena Easton among others.

For over ten years he toured extensively with the Big Miller Band.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 28

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JUNE 28 . 6:30PM & 8:00PM ATB FINANCIAL ARTS BARNS 1 SET FOR $35 / 2 SETS FOR $59 Jazz Singer, Rollanda Lee, has been on the scene for many years and has entertained audiences internationally in such places as Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Phillippines, Germany, Holland, Barbados and Hawaii.

She recently received the City of Edmonton’s Salute to Excellence Citation Award for her contributions to the Arts and Culture. Rollanda has been president of the Dixieland Jazz Society of Alberta for 16 years working to provide financial assistance to local musicians and to The Edmonton International Jazz Festival. Rollanda has 3 Cd’s under her name with her 7 piece Canadian Hot Stars Jazz Band and is working on her 4th. They play a variety of styles such as Big Band, Traditional New Orleans/Dixieland style jazz, swing, latin, etc.

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ROBERTO LOPEZ AFRO-COLUMBIAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA JUNE 28 . 8:00PM & 9:30PM OLD STRATHCONA PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE CABARET SERIES 1 SET FOR $20 / 2 SETS FOR $30

KURT ROSENWINKEL NEW QUARTET JUNE 28 . 8:00PM & 9:30PM YARDBIRD SUITE YARDBIRD SERIES - SPECIAL EVENT 1 SET FOR $30 / 2 SETS FOR $49

ROBERTO LOPEZ - DIRECTOR, GUITAR JEAN-SEBASTIEN LEBLANC - CLARINET JOEL MILLER - TENOR SAX DAVID CARBONNEAU - TRUMPET NICOLAS THERRIEN - TROMBONE FRASER HOLLINS - UPRIGHT BASS BERTIL SCHULRABE - DRUMS KULLAK VIGER-ROJAS - PERCUSSIONS With his latest album beautifully entitled Azul, Montreal-based Colombian-born composer and multi-instrumentalist Roberto López, along with his virtuoso friends, leads us to a unique encounter between the wind ensembles of Colombia’s Caribbean coast and NorthAmerican Jazz Big Bands. Roberto López puts his own twist of funk and jazz on traditional pieces written by great Colombian composers (Lucho Bermúdez, José Barros, Pablo Florez), as well as his most recent instrumental compositions.

Afro-Colombian rhythms carry us on this enchanting journey, making us move to the beats of the porro, the cumbia as well as the paseo, the champeta, mapalé and the chandé. The result is captivating: an exclusively instrumental album that is as groovy as it is brilliant and honestly delightful.

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KURT ROSENWINKEL - GUITAR AARON PARKS - PIANO ERIC REVIS - BASS JUSTIN FAULKNER - DRUMS Rosenwinkel’s band came together as organically as their sound has. He and Parks have been collaborating since 2006, playing each other’s compositions, and Parks joined on highly-anticipated live dates at the historical Village Vanguard in New York City. Revis, a longtime friend and one of the “spiritual foundations” of the group, who appeared on Rosenwinkel’s alluring 2009 trio album Reflections, recommended Faulkner to round out the band after working with him extensively in Branford Marsalis’ quartet.

“It’s an exciting thing when all the chemistry works together,” reveals Rosenwinkel, “and you hit upon a magical combination where the sum is more than its parts.”

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PETER VAN HUFFEL’S GORILLA MASK JUNE 28 . 8:00 & 9:30PM C103 CATALYST SERIES 1 SET FOR $20 / 2 SETS FOR $30

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PETER VAN HUFFEL - ALTO SAXOPHONE ROLAND FIDEZIUS - BASS & NOISE RUDI FISCHERLEHNER – DRUMS A howling, chest-thumping powerimprov trio from the jungles of Berlin, Gorilla Mask thrills and threatens with the loudest, most challenging sounds to emerge from the avant-jazz scene over the past decade or two.

Saxophonist Peter van Huffel – the musician behind the Gorilla Mask – is a brilliant composer and a fearless improvisor with a ferocious sound and a wealth of ideas. Van Huffel’s faux-simian brothers in arms – bassist Roland Fidezius and drummer Rudi Fischerlehner – balance sure-footed authority with a restless, implacable energy that totters dangerously on the verge of total chaos.

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THE WRITERS’ GUILD JUNE 28 . NOON TO 2:00PM CHURCHILL SQUARE WORKS WITH JAZZ FREE

DAN DAVIS - SAXOPHONES MARTY MAJOROWICZ - TROMBONE TYSON KERR - PIANO

JOSH MCHAN - BASS EFA ETOROMA JR. - DRUMS

The Writers’ Guild is a jazz composers’ collective featuring five of Edmonton’s finest young creative minds. The band tinkers with the traditional jazz quintet machine, using vintage compositional tools to workshop new tunes and ideas, alchemizing jazz and funk, classical, R&B, and traditional folk musics.

The three primary composers in the band are Marty Majorowicz, Dan Davis, and Tyson Kerr. Each has a unique writing style: Marty’s liquid melodies are heavily influenced by the “ECM” sound: artists such as Kenny Wheeler, Dave Holland and Tomasz Stanko. Dan Davis’ compositions show a blend of traditional and modern jazz sounds, with catchy melodies over a backdrop of chords which would be right at home in Chris Potter’s latest release. Tyson Kerr’s music, influenced by such Canadian artists as Andrew Downing and David Braid, is impishly quirky.

Rounding out the band are two of the strongest young rhythm players in Canada: Josh McHan of the Tommy Banks Trio is by turns brash and lyrical, sawing and sultry, and Efa Etoroma Jr., with four albums to his credit already at the age of 23, is one of Canada’s brightest rising stars. As one of Edmonton’s most exciting and dynamic new groups, the Writers’ Guild makes ink on paper fly.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 29 THREE QUARTER SEPTET JUNE 29 . 6:30PM – 7:30PM OLD STRATHCONA PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE EMERGING ARTIST SHOWCASE DONATIONS AT THE DOOR

ERICA GORIEU - VOCAL KATE BLECHINGER - VOCAL EMILY GUTHRIE - VOCAL ANDREW REID - PIANO DEREK PLUNKIE - GUITAR PAUL COURNOYER - BASS ANDREW MILLER - DRUMS WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/THREEQUARTERSEPTET

PETER BELEC QUARTET JUNE 29 . 11:00PM – 12:00AM OLD STRATHCONA PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE LATE NIGHT SPOTLIGHT $10 / FREE WITH SAME-NIGHT TICKET STUB

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DANIEL FINZI - CELLIST JONATHAN HAINS - GUITARIST FREDERIC VERMETTE - BASSIST SIMON BOUDREAULT – PERCUSSIONIST Quetango is the first and only Canadian band to have performed at the well-known Festival y Mundial de Tango of Buenos Aires. The ensemble offers a contemporary aesthetic which propels Tango into a new era.

Quetango interprets their own compositions in which tango and jazz merge delightfully with a few nods towards progressive rock.

In 2007, their first album Postango was nominated in the Instrumental Album of the year category at l’ADISQ. Between 2006 and 2008, they produced a live filmed concert for the Bravo Canada and one of their concerts was recorded by CBC2 and broadcast several times across Canada. Musica Urbana, their second album, was released on February 18 and was well received by critics. The band will be playing a serie of concerts across Canada during the summer and fall of 2013.

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PETER BELEC - GUITAR DOUG ORGAN - KEYS JAMIE COOPER - DRUMS JOSH MCHAN – BASS WWW.PETERBELEC.COM

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PATRICIA BARBER - PIANO, VOCALS MATT ULERY – BASS JON DEITEMYER - DRUMS

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From her early days leading a jazz trio in small Chicago nightclubs, Patricia Barber has drawn extravagant accolades. The praise came at first from local writers, impressed by her unique arrangements and coolly composed piano improvisations. As she added vocals to her repertoire, the praise poured in from national reviewers intoxicated by her recordings. And when (after years of international touring) she began to focus on her own compositions, kudos arrived from new fans, besotted by her lapidary lyrics and her often indelible imagery.

Since Barber doesn’t consider herself a poet – and since she didn’t want to be a jazz pianist in the first place – you’d have to say things turned out pretty well.

Djabe is well known as the leading jazz/world fusion band from Hungary. Established 18 years ago, Djabe won numerous domestic and international awards and recognition.

Since 2007 Djabe has performed in concert regularly with the former guitarist of Genesis, Steve Hackett. From 2002, the band has played in 42 countries throughout Europe, Asia and North-America. They are recognized as the top invited Hungarian band by international festivals. The outstanding project of the band, the show of ‘Djabe special guest Steve Hackett’ not only contains Steve playing Djabe tunes, it includes playing Genesis and Hackett classics with Djabe.

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CLUB SERIES THE JESS SMITH PROJECT JUNE 29 . 9:00PM JEFFREY’S CAFÉ & WINE BAR $15 WWW. JESSSMITHMUSIC.COM

CELSIUS JUNE 29 . 8:30PM BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ $15 SOULDOGMUSIC.COM

SUNDAY, JUNE 30 JAZZWORKS COLLECTIVE SHOWCASE JUNE 30 . 2:00PM YARDBIRD SUITE FREE A presentation of original material, standards, and the collaborative effort of young jazz musicians cliniced by seasoned heavies during the Jazzworks Creative Small Group Workshops.

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VOLUNTEER THANKS

THE EDMONTON JAZZ FESTIVAL SOCIETY WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MANY VOLUNTEERS WHO HELP MAKE THE EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL POSSIBLE! Lorraine Altmiks Yvonne Appah David Applewhaite David Baker Linda Baker Cheryl Balay Sue Barnes Brenda Bell Jim Bennett Todd Bertsch Linda Berzina Mary Bigelow Sandra Bit Michael Bowers Lauren Bradford Marian Brant Robert Brinton Ingrid Butler-Sieben Michelle Bynoe Sue Cameron Carina Chan Chumin Chang James Chang Leslie Cleary Miles Constable

Deirdre Crandall Yvonne Cunningham Sandra Currie Starr Curry Glen Cyca Harm DeGroot Julia Delude Lloyd Delude Harvey Deutschendorf Terry Donovan Rachelle Drouin Gordon Edmiston Rosemarie Fink Steven Friedenthal Marc Frigon Linda Gabber JR Garzon Tina Gilkes Gareth Gilliland Barb Graham Lori Gray Jean Greenough Michael Guirguis Kevin Hanna Jim Hawkins

Lorenzo Heinrichs John Henker Roy Hnidan Patsy Ho Deborah Hobbs Jill Hughes Eric Johnson Pam Josey Mioko Kato Walter Kehl Patricia Keith Gail Kelly Carl Kindred Linda Kita-Bradley Kyoko Konda Shauna Konelsky Sandra Konrad George Kosowan Myanh La Loren Labonte John Lange Anick Lavictoire Dor Lavy Catherine Leavins Sammi LeBlanc

Lynne Lechelt Linda Lievers Debra Lockett Karen Lumley Rita MacDonald TJ Mair Rick Mann Tim Mapplebeck Angeles Martinez Barrio Maureen McGinley Christina McIntyre Dave McQueen Sandra Melnychuk Dennis Merkosky Marilyn Metcalfe Michelle Miles Taurina Mitchell Eva Montenegro Pineiro Heather Morgan Shelly-Ann Morgan Trevor Moyer Marian Mucha Ben Murray Sherri Lynne Murray Anika Nielsen

Anne Nielson Hiroshi Ogawa Mari Okaue Alice Oscar Brian Overland Joe Panas Julia Park Len Penner Jim Pringle Randal Pruss Charlene Pursey Sherene Ramstad Ethel Ray John Ray Kathie Reith Matthew Roberts Art Rossier Nina Rossier Alli Rovensky Marilyn Rude Rosalynn Ruptash Keith Sarsfield Doreen Savoie Chie Shibuya Collette Slevinsky

Kelly Smith Graham Smith Rachel Smith-Gay Dick Southworth Sophia Stauffer Tom Stefanyk Ivan Taylor Nichole Teske Sheila Thompson Kate Toogood Ken Tovell Veronica Tovell Marielle Turgeon Robert Turner Martin Tweedale Stephanie Urquhart Karen Voller Alex Walden Jacqueline Wallis Gord Whitehead Terri Wolkowski John Yoon Tymmarah Zehr Anna Zelensky

BECOME A FESTIVAL VOLUNTEER AND CREATE MEMORABLE MOMENTS FOR YOURSELF AND OUR GUESTS! VISIT THE FESTIVAL VOLUNTEER PAGE AT WWW.EDMONTONJAZZ.COM OR EMAIL VOLUNTEERS@EDMONTONJAZZ.COM FOR MORE DETAILS.

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GET INVOLVED. Whether donating time or becoming a member, it is the involvement of our supporters that has helped build the Edmonton Jazz Festival Society into the organization it is today. Visit our website to learn about how you can get involved.

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